[meme] Prompt me, and I shall talk to you through the internet.

[vanitashaze]

1. Insta!rec: Hanna Is Not a Boy's Name. Magnificently cute supernatural webcomic with fun characters, great art, an incredibly sweet burgeoning friendship between the title character and the narrator (who is a KIND-HEARTED ZOMBIE, OMG), and storylines that are not only amusing, but intriguing.

2. Bought Richard Siken's Crush. I'll let you all know how awesome it is after my heart starts beating again. (And, yeah. It's that good.)

3. Voice meme! Here's how it works: Comment with as many questions as you want, on pretty much any subject. And I'll answer it in a voice recording! Fun for you, and fun for me, 'cause I get to hear myself talk, which is a SURREAL experience. ♥ And now, answers!

For stubbel:

Question #1: How Did You Get Into Fandom?

Question #2: What Fandom Do You Love the Most?

Comments

[wordsatourbacks]

I'm still confused as to what Hanna Is Not a Boy's Name is about, but then I've only looked at the first comic and the About section so far!

I love Crush a lot.

What a great meme! I'll have to think of some questions for you. :)

[vanitashaze]

It's basically the adventures of a mysterious (yet goofy) supernatural investigator and his zombie partner. With, you know, an ever-widening slew of other characters - ghosts, werewolves, vampires, selkies, Doc Worth (not sure what he is, except a sleaze) - that get caught up in Hanna's orbit. It's great, and all the characters are incredibly lovable, even the villains. I would suggest starting at the beginning and working your way through - it's a very fast read, and makes a lot more sense that way than trying to read the summaries, since every person who's tried to summarize it (the author, me) has basically failed.

Spread the Siken-love! Though I'm wondering if there's a second volume out there somewhere, since my favorite Richard Siken poem ("The Love Song of the Square Root of Minus One") doesn't appear to be in Crush. But it's possible that, since I've only gotten through the first section of poems, I just missed it.

YES. FOR THE GOOD OF ALL.

[wordsatourbacks]

Mysterious yet goofy sounds like a winning combination! I will give it a try.

"The Love Song of the Square Root of Minus One" was published after Crush, but there's no second book yet.

Heeeee, I will!

[vanitashaze]

"The Love Song of the Square Root of Minus One" was published after Crush, but there's no second book yet.

So there is something for the human race to look forward to.

[wordsatourbacks]

... I like the way you think!

[vanitashaze]

Generally, I do too!

[vanitashaze]

Argh. Do you know where I can find a link to the Mary vid "The Devil's Inside My Head"? Google is being frustratingly unhelpful, and there's apparently no mithbor on the El-Jay or the DW. (Why do people use vidding handles that make it incredibly difficult to find them? AAAAAAH!)

[wordsatourbacks]

Here you go!

[vanitashaze]

Thank you! Er, I'm also looking for the one to "God's Country".

[wordsatourbacks]

Right here!

[vanitashaze]

100 vids. AND STILL COUNTING.

[wordsatourbacks]

Daaaaang!

[vanitashaze]

I know, I know.

(Ask your questions!)

[wordsatourbacks]

You have a charming voice! Reminds me of my friend who used to read for an audiobook company in college.

Hmm, first question: What's your favorite song to sing, if you have one?

[vanitashaze]

Aw, thank you!

Here you go! In which I ramble. A LOT.

[wordsatourbacks]

That was great, and I enjoyed the wide range of your rambling! Yeah, John Darnielle's voice is weirdly compelling even without being good-good.

[wordsatourbacks]

Also, you should record more songs you like for us! :)

[vanitashaze]

Haha, I knew that was coming. I certainly want to, but I'm lacking a) instrumental versions of pretty much all of the songs I like, and b) confidence about my singing voice (upper register! Gah!).

[wordsatourbacks]

WE WILL BE WAITING for all relevant stars to align! :)

OT: I thought you might enjoy this Yuletide Fringe genfic, "The Eyes of the Observer Make the Mystery," which is by a writer you might be familiar with from another fandom, with a surprise twist you might also like! General spoilers through 1x05ish, but I read it before I started watching the show. Olivia-centric, nicely tangible details, clear and lovely voice.

[vanitashaze]

Thank you for the rec! I am growing more and more intrigued by this show; perhaps after I've finished my Avatar binge and T:SCC (oh yes, I have a P-L-A-N for my catching-up), Fringe will be next!

Incidentally: do you know where the link for the "Fade Out" (Castiel, Jimmy, Amelia) vid is? I tried searching for "Melissa vids" but unsurprisingly, I got nowhere. (grumble grumble people using stupid vid handles that ARE NOT TRACEABLE, ARGH). I am very nearly done - or at least, as much as you can ever be done with something that's continually updating - with my vid rec list! And also, I ever needed proof that I am totally BATSHIT INSANE, this will serve nicely. (I believe the current number of vids I have chased down, watched, and rec'd is around 137.)

[wordsatourbacks]

"Fade Out" is here!

Wowza! I look forward to reaping the benefits of your vid rec list! :)